War on Folate

It seems that the war on moisture has now been upgraded to a war on everything your body needs.

Australian icon Vegemite is now being searched for by US customs authorities who could be doing more useful things, like targeting dead terrorists.

Now I can understand the US authorities not wanting Vegemite to enter their shores, because it tastes absolutely foul. But that's not their complaint.

No, their complaint is that it's good for you.

[Vegemite] contains folate, which under a technicality, America allows to be added only to breads and cereals.

news.com.au

That's right. That water soluble vitamin B that the US Government's National Institute of Health says you should get 500ug per day of and that helps prevent birth defects and may help prevent cancer and heart disease. It's so good for you that the FDA even requires that Folate be added to bread and other cerials.